Hay gathering and baling apparatus



April 9, 1935. o. A. RICIKEL j 1,997,120

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- V flllorncy Patented Apr. 9, 1935 1 UNITED STATES PATENT emen FHAY GATHERING AND BALING APPARATUS Daniel A. Rickel, Republic, Kans.

Application September 1, 1931, Serial Ne, 560,671

' 3 Claims. (01. 100-525 This invention relates to the broad class of farm machinery, and has more particular reference to hay handling units.

My principal 'aim is tov provide an .eflicient and dependable apparatus affording the requisiteconcentration. of' machinery designed to facilitate systematic gathering, loading, separating; feeding, baling, and discharging of the baled hay.

Stated otherwise, ,I have developed angassembly of appropriately selected and located appurtenances combined into .a single portable, unit for. economically and quicklygathering; handling and baling hay in thefield.

The structural features and advantages of 7 my invention willbe apparent from-the following description in connection; with drawings.

In the drawings: j V y Figure 1 is a; top plan viewof the unit showing the general assembly of thegrelements thereof. 1

Figure 2 is a side elevation of the structure depicted in Figure 1; V 4 Figure 3, is a transverse vertical sectional'view through the loading :pla'tform taken approximately on the line 3 7-3 of Figure 1. 1

.Figure 4 is aplan view of theframe structure of the loading platform. Figure 5 is a transverse vertical sectional view taken on the line 5-5 of Figure 4.

Figure. 6 is an elevational view of the'structure shown in Figure 5 taken at 90 therefrom, and.

Figure '7 is a rear end elevational view of the baling press structure.

The numeral 7 designates generally the hay baling press. This embodies the usual longitudiwheels 9. At the rear of the structure and designated by the numerals I I and I2 are bars fastened thereunder which carry running boards l3 and I4; One side of the bars II and I2 is upwardly and laterally extended to support an .attendants seat 15. The running boards and seat accom modate two or more attendants at the delivery end of the baling press, one attendant for blocking, and the other for wire tying and bale completion 45 work. 7 v I Adjacent the front 7 end, the baling press is provided with the usual intake hopper l6. Mounted to the front end of the press is a suitable power operating device H. A tractor (not shown) 50 is connected to the draft means Fla and is operatively connected to the power operating device I1 in any suitable manner for operating the baling press.

The numeral !8 designates generally the primary element of the structure of the invention,

nally elongated casing 8, and ground engaging,

This is in the nature of an attachment which may be broadly referredto as a hay loading platform. The floor of the platform which. is indi cated by the numeral ,l9 is supported'on a suitable frame structure. such as .is illustrated in 5 Figure 4. A wall 3| extends on three sides of the floor 19. The-fourth sideoof :thefioor, namely; that next the baling structuretowhich the platform is attached; is provided witha wall 33 which is broken at 33a to provide. an opening therein oppositethe hopperxlfi through which thehay to be: baled is passed from the platform to the hopper l6.

.'.The frame 20supporting the platform I8. comprisesupper'and lower side members 2I and 24, respectively, whiclr'arei'spaced and connected. by oppositely. angledubraces 23 and .a. plurality of transversely arranged spaced angle bars 22 which are secured at ,theiroutwa'rd ends upon the upper side member 2Las, shown; .and diagonal braces 26 which are secured-tothe front and rear trans,- verse angle bars neartheir inward end and-to the lower side member. Secured-to the inward side of the lower side'member 24 at each end thereof is a caster socket 43in which is swivelly mount- 2 ed a caster-wheel structure 42 including a wheel 4| for supporting the outward side of the platform on the ground. i

For hingedly supporting theinward side; of the platform and securing it to the side of the baling structure, the contiguous side of the baling structure is provided on its upper part with a. series of longitudinally spaced loops 35 through which is passed a pipe or round bar 36. The in ward end of each transverse angle iron 22 is provided with a similar loop 3'lthrough which the pipe or round bar 36 also passes. By this means the platform is connectedto the baling structure so as to be free to swing relative'to the press on the axis of the pipe 36 to accommodate different 40 angularities of the ground surface. s

The numeral 44 designates a tie barwhich extends between the power unit ii and a'bracket 45 attached to the forward end of the lower'side member 24 of the platform frame. A rear tie bar 44a extends betweenthe lower part of the baling structure and the rear end of the, lower side member 24. These tie bars adequately brace the platform frame" against the strains of forward movement of the unit over the ground during operation thereof. The connections at either end of the tie bars are sufficiently free topermit the angular rise and fall of the platform above alluded to. V H

The apparatus of the invention includes means tiated.

platform frame in such a way that it follows behind the loading platform It and is free to swing relative thereto when a turn is being nego- In this position the conveyor 40 of the loader extends over the loading platform.

For connecting the draw bar 38 of the loader, the frame 20 of the loading platform I8 is provided with a cross member 21' which has its inner end loosely connected by means of a pin which traverses the said inward end of the cross mem ber 21 and a lower flanged part 30 of the baling structure. At its outward end the cross member 21 passes slidably through a strap bracket 28 and is confined thereby so as to'slidably rest upon the lower side member 24. 'I'he rear side of an intermediate portion of the cross member 21 has attached thereto a bracket 21a having transversely spaced means adapted to be selece tively engaged by coupling means used for loosely and pivotallyconnecting thereto the forward end portion of the loaderdraw bar 38. H It is evident that the novel assembly of structure herein illustrated and describedis characterized by a conventional wheeledhayf presshaving draft means at the front, meansfor accomm'odating operators at the rear end thereof,,hay loading means, and a loading platform structure to receive the hay from the loader,. whence it is conveyed by hand, by workers fromthe' plat-o forminto the baling press. This arrangement,

it will be admitted, constitutes a practical mechanical ensemble such aswill-facilitate and ex-. pedite the loading and baling of hay in the field. I It is thought that the description taken in connection with the drawings will enable a clear understanding of -the, invention to be had;

platform for af'mobile' machine, and hay-loading machine connection means comprising a cross member pivotally connectibleat one end to the hay baling machine, and slidably connected at its other end to an outward part of said frame.

2. An auxiliary loading platform for a mobile baling machine, said platform comprising a horizontal fioor,-a frame supporting said floor, longitudinally distributed hinge means on the inward side of said frame enabling hingedly conneeting said frame to one side of the baling ma chine-so as to be supported by said machine, ground engaging caster wheels depending from the-outward side 'of said frame and supporting said outward side, af'transverse beam having a portion slidably engaged withsaid outward side of the frame, and means looselypivoting an inward portion of said transverse beam to the said side of the baling machine, said transversebeam affording means to connect a mobile loading machine-so astobe drawn behind said platform.

3. An. auxiliary -platform for a mobile baling machine, said-platform comprising a horizontal fiooria frame upon whichthe floor rests, said frame" including an outer upper and an outer lower longitudinal member; means vertically spacing' said members, cross members connected tosaid upper member andextending inwardly, hinge means: on the inner end portion of said cross members adapted to be connected to said baling machine whereby to support the inner end of saidplatform', caster wheels depending from saidouter'lower longitudinal member and supporting theouter side of'said platform, and a transverse beam'rhaving an inner portion loosely pivotally connected to said baling'machinaan outer portion of said beam'resting on and being slidably connected to'said lower outer longitudinal member, said beam afforded means to con-' 

